July 20th 2023.
Mo'Nique has been at the forefront of the fight for Hollywood performers rights for years, but rarely has she received the support and respect she deserves from her peers. On Wednesday, July 19, she took to Instagram to remind everyone of the struggles she faced when she was deemed "difficult" for standing up to major studios.
"As you can see from above I've been verbally striking for years, but some of my brothers & sisters as the video shows have been striking me down for years," Mo'Nique wrote in her caption. She then voiced her support for the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA's current strike against Netflix, NBCUniversal, and Disney.
The montage video that Mo'Nique included in her post showed her past appearances on talk shows where she was met with skepticism for claiming she had been blacklisted by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry for not taking part in all promotional appearances for Lee Daniels' Oscar-winning film "Precious."
"But when Mo'Nique spoke on inequalities..." a quote above the video read. "But when Mo'Nique said it...'Fu*k out of here. She was bitter. She was greedy. She was difficult. She needed to be grateful."
Mo'Nique has since made peace with her former foes and secured a Netflix comedy special after calling for a boycott against the streamer for the lowball offer they initially presented her. In April, she also filed a lawsuit against CBS for royalties for her role in "The Parkers," a spin-off sitcom she starred in for five seasons alongside Countess Vaughn.
Many applauded Mo'Nique for her courage and perseverance in the face of opposition. As one user wrote, "You saw the freight train coming and tried to let us all know! The ancestors used to say 'A hard head makes a soft A$$.'"
It looks like Mo'Nique is getting the last laugh. Her words and actions are now being echoed by her peers as they take on major studios in a unified effort. She is a true pioneer of the fight for the rights of Hollywood performers.
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